Southeast Asian politics – Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar/Burma, Brunei, Timor Leste, Thailand & Singapore
Comparative politics – state formation, democracy, freedom, elections, human rights, party politics, political attitudes and political culture, peace, conflict and violence, Islam and Democracy
Gender politics – gender participation, rights and gender equality
International relations – ASEAN, US/Southeast Asia relations, aid flows, transnational challenges and humanitarian responses
CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH PROJECTS:
Regime Support in Southeast Asia
Democratic Citizenship and Youth in Southeast Asia
Political Attitudes and Electoral Behavior in Malaysia
Leadership and Political Institutions in Southeast Asia
Women’s Participation in Politics in Southeast Asia
Political Islam and Democracy
Contested Internet Freedom and Democracy in Southeast Asia
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BOOKS
2021, Sabah From the Ground: The 2020 Elections & The Politics of Survival. (Co-edited with Vilashini Somiah & Benjamin YH Loh). (Malaysia: SIRD, Singapore: ISEAS)
2018, Regime Resilience in Malaysia and Singapore. (Co-edited with Greg Lopez). (Malaysia: SIRD and Rowman Littlefield)
2016, The End of UMNO?: Essays on Malaysia’s dominant party. (Malaysia: Petaling Jaya)
2014, Bangkit: Tempoh Pent Adbiran Abdullah Badawi di Malaysia. (Co-edited with James Chin)
2013, Awakening: The Abdullah Badawi Years in Malaysia. (Co-edited with James Chin). (Kuala Lumpur: SIRD)
2012, Democracy TakeOff? The Habibie Period (co-edited with Dewi Fortuna Anwar). (Jakarta: Sinar Harapan)
2012, Penang in Numbers.(co-authored with Ramesh Chander). (Penang: UPEN- Penang Institute)
2009, Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong Years in Singapore. (Co-edited with James Chin, Arun Mahizhnan & Tan Tarn How) (Singapore: National University Press)
2008, A Legacy of Engagement in Southeast Asia.(Co-edited with Ann Marie Murphy). (Singapore: ISEAS)
2004, Reflections: The Mahathir Years. (Washington, DC: Johns Hopkins University-SAIS)